HARARE – After decades of decline, government has drawn up plans to invest in the country’s stuttering rail company, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ). NRZ is woven into the country’s national fabric. Carrying passengers across the country’s interior, and exporting agricultural produce can help Zimbabwe regain its place in the sun. After a period…
HARARE – It is apparent the President Robert Mugabe administration’s populist tendencies and reluctance to implement reforms is increasingly creating headaches for his government. This is proved by latest revelations by the Finance ministry’s accountant-general, Daniel Muchemwa, on the state of government’s finances. In his consolidated statement of financial performance of the Consolidated Revenue Fund…
EDITOR — In one of the articles that appeared in the press last week, women parliamentarians were demanding that the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act include clauses that create constituencies that are exclusively for women so that it becomes compulsory that at least 50 percent parliamentarians are women. Why is it that these women…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s government is responsible for the current cash crisis due to its high level expenditure and the widening budget deficit, economist Ashok Chakravarti has said. The veteran economist said government’s excessive spending, with more than 91 percent of this year’s $3,7 billion national budget going to salaries, was putting pressure on the limited…
HARARE – Listed hospitality concern African Sun Limited (ASL) said its revenues in the five months to May went up by 15 percent compared to last year due to an increase in occupancy to 43 percent from 36 percent in 2016. The group’s managing director Edwin Shangwa said there was growth in rooms sold from…
HARARE – While local radio stations will be the conduit for delivering political parties’ campaign messages ahead of the 2018 elections as they have a wider reach, there are others who feel most of the prominent stations are closely linked to the state and ruling Zanu PF party. Analysts and observers are skeptical because Zimbabwe…
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed a radical overhaul of the country’s government. Speaking at the historic Palace of Versailles, he said he planned to cut the number of lawmakers by a third. Doing so would produce a more efficient government and put France on a “radically new path”, said Mr Macron. The…
HARARE – Sungura musician Aliah Mwanambo, aka First Farai, will perform at City Sports Bar’s weekly musical event — jam session — tonight in Harare. He will share the stage with Wellington Maruta, Moosafa, Ammui Jamanda, Sister Fox, Tendai Chimombe, Tete Pipilo, Romeo Gasa, Hwesa Masango, Progress Chipfumo, Angel Sweetness, King Omale, Sir Nato and Talking Guitars among others….
HARARE – Congolese chanter and Utakataka Express member Gift “Shiga Shiga” Katulika will unveil his second solo studio album Basa Ndakapihwa which features controversial Zimdancehall artiste Soul Jah Love on Wednesday at City Sports Bar in the capital, Harare. Katulika, who is a rhumba and sungura artiste, said the fusion of the genre with Soul…
HARARE – A mediator may be called in to narrow the differences among the country’s opposition political parties that are quibbling over who should shepherd the mooted grand coalition to confront Zanu PF’s President Robert Mugabe at next year’s crucial polls, the Daily News can report. This comes amid a strong push for a neutral…
